2024 Spark Impact Bootcamp in full swing with 20 new young South African media entrepreneurs and activists joining our solar cinema network, selected out of over 500 candidates, with the generous support of E Squared Investments FirstRand Foundation, Jobs Fund, Investec, National Lottery, Oppenheimer Memorial Trust and many more! The first two days have focused on introducing the trainee impact facilitators to the... Continue Reading →
The Corona Sunsets Festival World Tour Cape Town 6th of April 2024 with Siphokazi Jonas
The Corona Sunsets Festival World Tour returns to Cape Town, South Africa on the 6th of April 2024. More Than Music: Opening ceremony with Siphokazi Jonas & UCT Choir • Earth Mandala • The Litterboom Project • Pangeaseed Foundation • We Are Ocean • Cinema • Daniel Popper • Food Garden • Veld & Sea... Continue Reading →
Join Makazi Nomabali, the Aunt Who Tells Stories on 13 March at the Open Book #youthfest
This one is for the little ones and their guardians! The Open Book #youthfest is about to take over Cape Town Join Makazi Nomabali, the Aunt Who Tells Stories, for a digital and in-person story session for Grade 1-3 Date: 13 March 2024RSVP link to bring your learners: https://lnkd.in/dzFRqaavRead more on www.openbookfestival.co.za
Siphokazi Jonas at the performance lecture From Broken Bones to Healing Hearts My Journey with Sarah Baartman
On the 14th February Siphokazi Jonas was with Dr Diana Ferrus appearing in the work "From Broken Bones to Healing Hearts: My Journey with Sarah Baartman” The Performance Lecture was held at the Star Theatre, Homecoming Centre in Cape Town. Internationally renowned poet and storyteller Diana Ferrus delivered a performance lecture about her spiritual and emotional journey with Sarah... Continue Reading →
Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk celebrates listener count
From Media Update The Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 21:00, has announced it has had a stellar year since the show's launch in May 2023. The show has seen a 26 % audience growth from May to December 2023, as monitored by Newsclip Media Monitoring (from 101 000 listeners per week... Continue Reading →
The Business of Entertainment speaks to over five hundred thousand listeners per month
As we close 2023 the Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9 pm, has had a stellar year since the shows launch in May 2023. All the podcasts are loaded on the Cape Talk website on the podcast page https://www.capetalk.co.za/podcasts/679/the-business-of-entertainment?ref=pid:92 or go the MEX podcast page on Spotify and Listen https://open.spotify.com/show/7CCcqSqVPZplVsZA81XoY0?si=nLJnG1jrTkSBqO2yR6ZJSA The guests have been outstanding starting... Continue Reading →
Siphokazi Jonas Contributes to the Series “Lessons from My Father”
Lessons from My Father is a series of interviews and stories collected and written by Steve Anderson. Anderson has been a high school teacher for 34 years, 26 of them at two schools in East London and the past eight at a school in Cape Town where he heads up the Wellness and Development Department and... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays from Siphokazi Jonas and a Happy New Year
Happy Holidays from Siphokazi Jonas and a Happy New Year, and all the best for 2024
Siphokazi Jonas from Africa to the World
PICTURED IS SIPHOKAZI JONAS AND STEVE BLOOM, CEO OF JAPAN INSTITUTE OF PORTLAND JAPANESE GARDEN Tuesday, 12 December 2023 – In a significant coup for poetry on the African continent, Siphokazi Jonas accepted a commission from The Poetry Society and Portland Japanese Garden to write a poem for the event – Peace Symposium, Johannesburg 2023 – Peace-making at the Intersection... Continue Reading →
Thank you Bona Magazine for covering my artists Siphokazi Jonas and Sipho Mabuse
Thank you Nathan Adams and Bona Magazine for covering my artists Siphokazi Jonas and Sipho Mabuse in the December issue
Inosculation, or to be Bare at the Point of Connection by Siphokazi Jonas
From poetrysociety.org.uk I wanted to brew an intoxicating verse about how my people make peacewhen the love between them chafes into a wound:like the burning of sage to smoke a space open, or the slaughter of livestockto restore ties between those who have departed and those who remain.Here is where I would have come to perform... Continue Reading →
New Poetry Created for Peace Symposium in South Africa by Siphokazi Jonas – The Poetry Society
From poetrysociety.org.uk On Monday 4 December the Portland Japanese Garden is hosting a Peace Symposium in Johannesburg, following Symposiums in New York, London and Tokyo. More details of the event and registration to attend in Johannesburg are available here. There will be four poetry readings during the event. The first is by Siphokazi Jonas, a poet commissioned by The... Continue Reading →
Siphokazi Jonas is the commissioned poet for a FREE, public symposia: Peacemaking at the Intersection of Culture, Art, and Nature
Presented by the Japan Institute and Portland Japanese Garden in two cities on 30th November in Cape Town and 4th December in Johannesburg. The FREE, public symposia Peacemaking at the Intersection of Culture, Art, and Nature, convene thought leaders across diverse fields to explore the evolving role of art, cultural institutions, and public spaces as platforms for dialogue, peacebuilding, and community engagement. ... Continue Reading →
Siphokazi Jonas speaking at the 2023 Cape Flats Book Festival on Saturday 4 November 2023
Don't miss multi-award-winning poet Siphokazi Jonas at the 2023 Cape Flats Book Festival.Saturday 4 November 2023 12:35-12:55West End Primary School.Entrance is FREE
Siphokazi Jonas thanks CapeTalk for all the support for three stunning interviews
Siphokazi Jonas has had a stellar month of radio activity on the Cape’s number one talk radio station CapeTalk. Thank you so much for the support CapeTalk. She has had in depth interviews on the Business of Entertainment on a Thursday night from 9pm to 9.30pm for two consecutive weeks as there was so much to unpack. Siphokazi... Continue Reading →
Siphokazi Jonas to appear at open book festival 8, 9 Sept
Siphokazi Jonas will be bringing poems to the Open Book Festival with Hear My Voice this Friday and Saturday
Podcast loaded with South African writer, poet and Producer Siphokazi Jonas speaking on The Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk
South African writer, poet and producer Siphokazi Jonas speaking on The Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk on 31 August 2023 at 9pm.The Podcast link is below https://open.spotify.com/episode/6kEIX6gqMXrKOPykWcj7jD?si=9GMOI_9yQJGg8kxsX3GhOQ She was speaking in depth about the award winning short film #WeAreDyingHere, the challenges and can-do attitude and the graft needed to push forward. The production was adapted into an award-winning... Continue Reading →
Siphokazi Jonas was the Programme Director at the Iziko South African Museum on the 31 August 2023
Siphokazi Jonas was the Programme Director last night 31 August 2023 at the Iziko South African Museum for the Programme Exploring Innovation and Innovation and Imagination within Museums.
Delighted to be speaking at Music Exchange on Saturday 24th June | Siphokazi Jonas
Delighted to be speaking on Day 3 at my favorite Conference Music Exchange on Saturday 24th June at Roxy Review Bar with Lesley Wells
Thank you Bona Magazine for the 3 page spread in the May 2023 issue
Celebrated poet, writer and performer Siphokazi Jonas shares her story of working in the arts industry with BONA.